What Is Yom Kippur? Everything You Need to Know About the Jewish Holiday

What is Yom Kippur? Everything you need to know about the Jewish holiday

Yom Kippur begins the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 1. Here's everything you need to know.

Yom Kippur is a day of atonement, reflection

Beginning at sunset today, Jews celebrate Yom Kippur, the holiest day of their year. Many Jews commonly spend the day in prayer in their synagogue. According to Leviticus 16:29 in the Bible, using the Jewish calendar, “And it shall be a statute for ever unto you: in the seventh month, on the tenth day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and shall do no manner of work, the home-born, or the stranger that sojourneth among you” (translation …

When does Yom Kippur begin and how is it celebrated?

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day "High Holidays," which began with Rosh Hashanah.

Reflections on Yom Kippur 2025

A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. Every year on Yom Kippur, we list our mistakes and deficiencies and determine to be …

What is Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement? Next Jewish holiday is holiest of the year

Just before sunset Wednesday evening, Jews across the world will begin observing Yom Kippur with fasting, prayer and contemplation. What to know.